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Lead Data Engineer

Coders Connect

Job Location:

Dubai - UAE

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 5years

Posted: 6 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 4 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the Role

Coders Connect is working with a fast-scaling company building a modern data foundation across regions and we re on the hunt for a Lead Data Engineer to own architecture pipeline design and scalable systems across batch and streaming. This role is based in Dubai with hybrid or onsite options.

If you live and breathe data platforms love optimizing workflows and want to shape data culture from the ground up this one s for you.

What You ll Be Doing

Architect Scalable Data Systems: Design data models flow strategies and storage solutions to support analytics and ops at scale including real-time batch needs.
Build End-to-End Pipelines: Develop robust automated pipelines using GCP Airflow BigQuery dbt and Dataflow ensuring data quality and speed across the board.
Data Governance & Quality: Establish rules for secure handling auditing retention and lineage. Promote transparency trust and compliance.
Lead & Collaborate: Set technical direction mentor engineers and collaborate with analytics engineering and product teams to deliver impactful data products.

What We re Looking For

7 years in data engineering (2 in architectural or leadership roles)
Solid SQL & Python skills tested modular clean
Deep experience with cloud-based architectures (GCP required)
Hands-on with Airflow BigQuery dbt Dataflow
Strong knowledge of distributed systems and modern data architecture (streaming events etc.)
Experience in regulated environments a plus

Bonus Points If You...

Know your way around semantic modeling or BI enablement
Have experience with infrastructure automation
Can balance velocity quality and long-term scalability
Care about team culture as much as code quality

Why You ll Love This Role

This isn t just another data job. You ll be shaping the foundation of a mission-critical platform with ownership autonomy and the chance to drive strategy. Your work will directly impact how the company delivers insight scales globally and grows its product footprint.

Location: Dubai (Hybrid or Onsite)

Type: Full-time

Language: English

Ready to lead the future of data infrastructure Let s connect.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expert-level (non-negotiable) BigQuery data warehousing, query optimization Dataflow stream and batch data processing Airflow orchestration and DAG scheduling dbt (Data Build Tool) transformation and modeling in SQL Python scripting, automation, data processing SQL advanced querying and performance tuning